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Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors During Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Infants and Children

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Congenital Heart Disease
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00848250
Lead Sponsor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether ACE inhibitors alter the fibrinolytic, inflammatory, and hemodynamic response to cardiopulmonary bypass in infants and children with congenital heart disease.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
21
Inclusion Criteria
  • Infants or children (newborn to 17 years of age) undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass for elective surgical correction of a congenital heart defect.
  • Patients must be taking an ACE inhibitor prior to their operation
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients in which discontinuing ACEIs is deemed unsafe by their primary cardiologist
  • Any condition rendering the subjects legal guardian unable to understand the nature, scope, and possible consequences of the study.
  • Pregnancy as ruled out by standard of care screening procedures.
  • Individuals whose weight is less than 3.5 kg at the time of enrollment.
  • Inability to comply with the protocol. ie. Children in whom it is deemed unsafe to have the extra blood draws, and children who are thought to be noncompliant with their medications.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ACE inhibitorAngiotensin Converting Enzyme InhibitorPatients already on an ACE inhibitor will continue it until the day of surgery
No ACE inhibitorNo ACE InhibitorPatients on ACE inhibitors who are randomized to stop their ACE inhibitor 48 hours prior to surgery
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
t-PA (Tissue-type Plasminogen Activator) AntigenBaseline (prior to surgery) to postoperative day 1
(PAI-1) Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor -1 AntigenBaseline (prior to surgery), On CPB for 30 minutes, At completion of CPB, and postoperative day 1 (at 8:00AM)postoperative day 1
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
IL-6 (Interleukin-6)Baseline (pre-surgery) to postoperative day 1
(MAP) Mean Arterial Blood PressureBaseline (prior to surgery) to postoperative day 1
Postoperative Bleeding24 hours

Chest tube output at 4 and 24 hours after completion of surgery

Postoperative Renal FunctionBaseline (prior to surgery) to postoperative day 1

Acute kidney injury occurring

IL-8 (Interleukin-8)Baseline (pre-surgery) to postoperative day 1

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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